TY - BOOK AU - Chadha, Atal (UD0516) AU - Kadam, Rajiv (Guide) TI - Sense of belonging and demarcation of space through community interventions and manifestations : a case of Thakor Vaas, Ambli Graam (Ahmedabad) (Softcopy is also Available) U1 - FP-UD TH-0003 PY - 2021/// N1 - Table of contents Undertaking i Certificate iii Acknowledgments v Abstract vii Table of contents iix List of figures xii 1 Introduction 1.1 Aim 1 1.2 Research Question 1 1.3 Objectives 1 1.4 Methodology 2 1.5 Outcomes 2 1.6 Scope and Limitations 2 1.7 Relevance in discipline 2 1.8 Introduction 3 1.9 Background 4 2 Theoritical Framework 2.1 Sense of Belonging in a physical environment 9 2.1.1 Sense of belonging in Urban environment 9 2.1.2 Guidance of building a local sense of community 10 2.2 Demarcation through physical interventions 10 2.3 Neighborhood squares and community 11 2.4 Methodology 13 2.4.1 First impression and field notes 13 2.4.2 Mapping 13 2.4.3 Oral histories 14 2.4.4 Direct observations 14 2.4.5 Cartography 15 3 Site documentation and analysis (Thakor chowk) 3.1 History of Ambli Gaam 17 3.2 Thakor Vaas 19 3.3 Thakor Chowk 20 3.4 Manifestation of community decisions in physical environment 26 3.5 Manifestation of individual decisions in physical environment 27 4 Site inferences (Thakor chowk) 4.1 Physical interventions demarcates the space in a chowk 31 4.2 Manifestation of decisions in a chowk creates a sense of belonging in space 33 4.3 Hierachy of spaces and access through demarcations and performing activities in a residential environment 34 4.4 Need of community involvements in residential urban spaces 36 4.5 Conclusion 36 References 39 ER -